Associate Building Surveyor

Hays Property & Surveying; Epsom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international building consultancy based in central London is seeking Associate-level Building Surveyors. The role involves managing various building surveying projects, developing client relationships, and ensuring service delivery. Ideal candidates will possess a RICS accredited degree and have substantial surveying experience, including project management duties.

Qualifications

• Good all-round surveying experience and client-facing skills.
• Experience of both pre-and post-contract responsibilities.
• Ability to mentor and train junior surveyors.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide building surveying / project management duties across projects.
• Develop new business and manage client relationships.
• Prepare competitive fee proposals and maintain detailed order books.

Skills

Client Management

Project Management

Surveying

Bid Management

Condition Surveys

Education

B.Sc. (Hon's) Building Surveying

Full membership of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Job description

Your new company

Hays is excited to be working with an international building consultancy that is based in central London, looking for Associate-level Building Surveyors to join their established team. You will be working on varied projects with a number of high-profile private and public sector clients.

Your new role

* Working across a number of projects in different sectors, managing and providing a range of building surveying / project management duties.
* Assisting with the development of new and repeat business across all sectors where possible.
* Managing client relationships and service delivery on a project-by-project basis.
* Supporting the senior managers in the day-to-day running of the business, you'll also be involved with the following:
* Project management and Contract Administration duties for larger projects.
* Condition and measured surveys.
* Designing and implementing small and medium-sized projects.
* Due diligence surveys.
* The use and application of standard forms of building contracts, such as JCT and NEC.
* Keeping abreast of industry issues and developments in best practice.
* Experience in the development of Bids and Bid management.
* Acting as the primary interface with key clients and ensuring the quality and timeliness of service delivery to those clients.
* Experience in sectors that include: education, local authorities, healthcare, central government and infrastructure projects.
* Defect analysis, undertaking building surveys and producing professional reports and specifications.
* Mentoring and training the junior Building Surveyors, as well as an active participation in the APC programme.
* Understand the principles of quality, safety and the environment within the management of projects.
* Delivery of both pre-and post-contract project management services.
* Framework Management:
* Be able to manage teams and deliver commissions under framework agreements.
* Responsible for generating revenue from their framework to meet targets and maintain the day-to-day relationship with the client's senior management.
* Support PMs in the delivery of projects to ensure the client's requirements are delivered and fees are managed to achieve required operating profit.
* Prepare competitive and timely fee proposals in line with governance, and ensure invoicing is carried out promptly and debt collected in a timely manner.
* Liaise with the client to understand the issues before formalising scope and fees.
* Maintain a detailed order book and pipeline and share their resourcing requirements with resource managers.
* Work from the client's office to build rapport and trust with the client and understand their challenges and help build a pipeline of potential work.

What you'll need to succeed

* B.Sc. (Hon's) Building Surveying RICS Accredited degree.
* Full member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
* Ability to demonstrate good all-round surveying experience and be client-facing with work-winning skills.
* Experience of both pre-and post-contract project management responsibilities, and being able to deliver this service effectively to clients.

What you need to do now

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